SqlCeDataAdapter.DeleteCommand Property

Article
10/22/2009

Gets or sets an SQL statement for deleting records from the data set.

Namespace: System.Data.SqlServerCe
Assembly: System.Data.SqlServerCe (in system.data.sqlserverce.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property DeleteCommand As SqlCeCommand

public SqlCeCommand DeleteCommand { get; set; }

public:
property SqlCeCommand^ DeleteCommand {
    SqlCeCommand^ get ();
    void set (SqlCeCommand^ value);
}

/** @property */
public SqlCeCommand get_DeleteCommand ()

/** @property */
public void set_DeleteCommand (SqlCeCommand value)

public function get DeleteCommand () : SqlCeCommand

public function set DeleteCommand (value : SqlCeCommand)

Property Value

A SqlCeCommand used during Update to delete records in the data source that correspond to deleted rows in the DataSet.

Remarks

During a call to Update, if this property is not set and primary key information is present in the DataSet, the DeleteCommand can be generated automatically if you set the SelectCommand property and use the SqlCeCommandBuilder. Then, any additional commands that you do not set are generated by the SqlCeCommandBuilder. This generation logic requires key column information to be present in the DataSet.

When DeleteCommand is assigned to a previously-created SqlCeCommand, the SqlCeCommand is not cloned. The DeleteCommand maintains a reference to the previously-created SqlCeCommand object.

Example

The following example creates a SqlCeDataAdapter and sets some of its properties.

Dim cmd As SqlCeCommand = Nothing
Dim adp As SqlCeDataAdapter = Nothing

Try
    adp = New SqlCeDataAdapter()
    Dim conn As New SqlCeConnection("Data Source = MyDatabase.sdf")

    ' Create the SelectCommand
    '
    cmd = conn.CreateCommand()
    cmd.CommandText = "SELECT * FROM Orders WHERE [Ship Country] = @country AND [Ship City] = @city"
    cmd.Parameters.Add("@country", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 15)
    cmd.Parameters.Add("@city", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 15)

    cmd.Parameters("@country").Value = "UK"
    cmd.Parameters("@city").Value = "London"

    adp.SelectCommand = cmd

    ' Create the DeleteCommand
    '
    cmd = conn.CreateCommand()
    cmd.CommandText = "DELETE FROM Orders WHERE [Order ID] = @orderID"

    Dim p As SqlCeParameter = cmd.Parameters.Add("@orderID", SqlDbType.NChar, 5, "Order ID")
    p.SourceVersion = DataRowVersion.Original

    adp.DeleteCommand = cmd

    ' Populate the dataset with the results from the SELECT statement
    '
    Dim ds As New DataSet()
    adp.Fill(ds)

    ' Modify the dataset
    '
    MessageBox.Show("Number of rows: " & ds.Tables(0).Rows.Count)

    ' Delete some rows
    '
    ds.Tables(0).Rows(3).Delete()
    ds.Tables(0).Rows(4).Delete()

    ' This will execute two DELETE statements 
    '
    adp.Update(ds.Tables(0))
Catch e As Exception
    MessageBox.Show(e.Message)
Finally
    If Not Nothing Is adp.SelectCommand Then
        adp.SelectCommand.Dispose()
    End If
    If Not Nothing Is adp.DeleteCommand Then
        adp.DeleteCommand.Dispose()
    End If
End Try

SqlCeCommand cmd = null;
SqlCeDataAdapter adp = null;

try
{
    adp = new SqlCeDataAdapter();
    SqlCeConnection conn = new SqlCeConnection("Data Source = MyDatabase.sdf");

    // Create the SelectCommand
    //
    cmd = conn.CreateCommand();
    cmd.CommandText = "SELECT * FROM Orders WHERE [Ship Country] = @country AND [Ship City] = @city";
    cmd.Parameters.Add("@country", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 15);
    cmd.Parameters.Add("@city", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 15);

    cmd.Parameters["@country"].Value = "UK";
    cmd.Parameters["@city"].Value = "London";

    adp.SelectCommand = cmd;

    // Create the DeleteCommand
    //
    cmd = conn.CreateCommand();
    cmd.CommandText = "DELETE FROM Orders WHERE [Order ID] = @orderID";

    SqlCeParameter p = cmd.Parameters.Add("@orderID", SqlDbType.NChar, 5, "Order ID");
    p.SourceVersion = DataRowVersion.Original;

    adp.DeleteCommand = cmd;

    // Populate the dataset with the results from the SELECT statement
    //
    DataSet ds = new DataSet();
    adp.Fill(ds);

    // Modify the dataset
    //
    MessageBox.Show("Number of rows: " + ds.Tables[0].Rows.Count);

    // Delete some rows
    //
    ds.Tables[0].Rows[3].Delete();
    ds.Tables[0].Rows[4].Delete();

    // This will execute two DELETE statements 
    //
    adp.Update(ds.Tables[0]);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
    MessageBox.Show(e.Message);
}
finally
{
    if (null != adp.SelectCommand) adp.SelectCommand.Dispose();
    if (null != adp.DeleteCommand) adp.DeleteCommand.Dispose();
}

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

Windows Vista, Windows Mobile 5.0, Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows Server 2003, Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC, Windows CE 5.0
Version Information
.NET Framework and NET Compact Framework
Supported in 3.5
.NET Framework
Supported in 3.0
.NET Compact Framework and .Net Framework
Supported in 2.0